Litigation

"Structured Settlement vs Financial Planning?"

Posted on August 26, 2008
The above search phrase was entered into a Google Search earlier today. I felt compelled to respond because a structured settlement is and should be the result of a form of financial planning (settlement planning) and something that may be...

Structured Settlement Web Site Traffic Rankings

Posted on August 26, 2008
Three Month Trailing Top 10 Traffic Rank (Alexa Rank as of 08/26/2008) of Structured Settlement and Settlement Planning Industry websites* (+ or- traffic from 07/27/2008 report). Lower number means more traffic. Who Are Ya? Beyond Structured Settlements Blog (Pat Hindert)...

Economic Stimulus Package Closes Loophole, Enables Greater Financial Planning Opportunities Via Structured Installment Sales

Posted on August 26, 2008
The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 ("HERA") was signed into law on July 30, 2008. Included in HERA 2008 is an amendment to Internal Revenue Code Section 121 ("IRC 121") designed to preclude taxpayers from excluding the gain...

Did Buffalo Structured Settlement Bundler "Cover Up" For John Edwards?

Posted on August 25, 2008
An intriguing question has emerged concerning Forge Consulting President John T. Bair. Did Bair make a move to cover up his employment history to help John Edwards and Forge Consulting to "fill in the gap" in time between Edwards leaving...

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Attention Florida Justice Association Members- Say NO to Robert Ostrov

Posted on August 24, 2008
In my post Poverty Pimp Running For Florida Legislature the Palm Beach County (District 87) candidacy of Robert Ostrov is the deserved object of scrutiny. The primary is Tuesday August 26, 2008. Why should a seemingly obscure race for state...

New York CPLR 50B Structured Judgment Not Structured Settlement

Posted on August 22, 2008
There is a common misconception that the form of periodic payments used under New York Civil Practice Law Rules 50A and 50B (a/k/a CPLR 50A and 50B, Articles 50A and 50B) are called structured settlements.It is critical to note that...

Peachtree Settlement Funding Continues to Lie to Consumers

Posted on August 21, 2008
This is an advertising lie from "cash now pusher" Peachtree, that was picked up on a Google search today:Structured Settlements Get All Your Money Now! Get Cash for Structured Settlement Payments.peachtreesettlementfunding.com Lie Number 1 Get all your moneyLie Number 2...

Deal Flow Media "Structured Settlements Report" Ceases Publication

Posted on August 20, 2008
Earlier today it was observed that there have been no posts on the Structured Settlements Wire in 3 weeks. and no Structured Settlements Report since July 16, 2008. This was despite all of its other publications have had postings. This...

"Moola" POO-LA from Stone Street Capital

Posted on August 20, 2008
"Cash now pusher" Stone Street Capital has issued a press release and announced a "new" advertising campaign, that has actually been out for quite a while. The advertising campaign brands " Cash Now From The Cash Cow", who is affectionately...

Would You Like Your Paycheck Short and Uncertain, or Long and Steady?

Posted on August 19, 2008
The "short order chef" of financial advice asks you, "How would you like your paycheck, short and uncertain, or long and steady"? Isn't the answer obvious? So today Google Blog Alerts introduces us to this: "It is a true fact...

"Structured Settlement Processing Group" is No "Deutsche Treat"!

Posted on August 18, 2008
The Structured Settlement Processing Group bills itself as " a consumer education and information group of Seneca One, LLC, and a self claimed, but not substantiated, "leading national purchaser of structured settlement payments". What it appears to be is basically...

Structured Settlement Annuity Companies Stand The Test Of Time

Posted on August 17, 2008
A.M. Best Company has been issuing financial strength ratings for 102 years-over a century! These financial strength ratings represent A.M. Best's opinion concerning the ability of individual insurance companies to pay claims on the the policies of insurance they have...

Registered Settlement Planner Courses..."Hybrid" Is One of First Three "Across the Finish Line"!

Posted on August 16, 2008
" A man who empties his purse into his head has no fear of thieves" -Benjamin Franklin Having accomplished my own challenge to be one of the first students to cross the finish line for the academic requirements of the...

Pennsylvania Association For Justice- Have "Hero" Standards Dropped?

Posted on August 16, 2008
New to the Pennsylvania Association For Justice ranks is Forge Consulting, LLC. Shouldn't it be disturbing to the public and association members that the Pennsylvania Association for Justice appears to have overlooked the business ethics of a "partner" for the...

It's "Ground Hog Day" In Cincinnati as Hindert Goes "Off Deep End" With Endless Non Sequitur

Posted on August 14, 2008
"Randy Snow himself is a fascinating story for Sports Illustrated. The story related by Patrick Hindert however, has nothing to do with structured settlements. Patrick Hindert continues to mischaracterize Mr. Snow's interviews as relevant parts of a series on Growing...

"Poverty Pimp Is Running For Florida Legislature"

Posted on August 13, 2008
Feelings about Democrat Robert Ostrov's run for the Florida legislature in State District 87 are running strong. This morning, one of our Florida readers, having read my previous post on Mr. Ostrov's absurd justification for ridiculously high structured settlement factoring...

Pathetic Woodbridge Investments Makes "Anonymous" Comments On Its Own Blog To Give itself Links

Posted on August 12, 2008
"Cash now pusher" Woodbridge Investments is at it AGAIN. Known for the slimy practice of having to offer plasma TVs and other "carnival prizes" to compete and to get gullible young tort victims to part with long term financial security,...

Hindert's "Snow Job" Continues

Posted on August 11, 2008
Now Into Part 5 of a series called "Growing The Structured Settlement Market" that says very little, Patrick Hindert turns to paralympian Randy Snow as a tool to motivate change. What about Randy "Stone"? Frankly this author finds Hindert's "Snow...

NY Anti-Rebating Law Served Up As Part Of Broker Compensation Debate

Posted on August 11, 2008
Sally Roberts reports in August 4, 2008 Business Insurance on the recent producer compensation hearings that have been taking place in New York. According to Roberts, the New York State Insurance Law anti-rebating statute "had a supporting role in the...

Is "The Bundler" Laughing Now?

Posted on August 10, 2008
This just in- "I just saw John Bair at a political fundraiser in NYC Weds night???.and he was laughing out loud at how proud he was to have John Edwards in his camp???.". -An observer at the event. To the...

Another Open Letter to John Edwards

Posted on August 08, 2008
Dear Senator Edwards, In light of today's revelations I no longer require a response to my open letter to you of March 27, 2007 Download letter_to_john_edwards_032720007_sent_via_johnedwards_2008_website.pdf . I no longer care about the circumstances surrounding your connection to or "endorsement"...

Of Paralympians and "Test Tube Baby" Fathers in Latest Twig From Hindert Stem Winder

Posted on August 08, 2008
The 4th installment of Patrick HIndert's "painful" stem winder "Growing the Structured Settlement Industry" is a "false start" for continuing to deviate off point. Is Hindert's pedantic writing style supposed to leave readers in suspense? John Grisham or Jim McKay...

Issue of Factorability of Structures to Become More of a Factor in Court Approvals

Posted on August 07, 2008
Structured Settlement Brokers and Settlement Planners will likely find the going tougher in the coming months as the backlash against "cash now pushers" and "factorability crack" distributors in the structured settlement industry continues to build steam and the self inflicted...

Life Insurance for Impaired Risks

Posted on August 07, 2008
There are a variety of reasons that life insurance maybe a good purchase by or for the benefit of tort victims and their attorneys. Some of these include: Life insurance on parents (or grand parents) who provide care giving services...

Plaintiff Gets Inundated With Factoring Solicitation Calls on Settlement Subject to Confidentiality Agreement

Posted on August 07, 2008
I spoke to a structured settlement recipient this morning who tells me that she was inundated with solicitations from factoring companies despite her settlement, including the structured settlement, being subject to a confidentiality agreement. Her settlement emanated from a Texas...

Mediation Etiquette 101...You Shouldn't Call The Opposing Expert Out in The Hall In Front Of Their Client!

Posted on August 07, 2008
I am occasionally amazed at the lack of protocol observed by certain settlement professionals during a mediation. The placement of a structured settlement today commonly involves brokers or consultants from one or more interested parties who split the fees much...

Campbell's "Soup" on Single Claimant 468B Qualified Settlement Funds

Posted on August 07, 2008
This morning I, and other's subscribing to attorney John J. Campbell's Medicare Set Aside Bulletin, received issue number 47 dated August 7, 2008. The excerpt leads to the full story, which has the same issue number dated the same date...

John Edwards' Woes Not Surprising

Posted on August 07, 2008
"If there is not an explanation that?s satisfactory, acceptable and meets high moral standards, the answer is 'no,' he would not be a prime candidate to make a major address to the convention," said Don Fowler, a former Democratic National...

Hindert Is All Talk No Substance No Growth

Posted on August 07, 2008
Patrick Hindert has published the third "wikipedesque" installment of "Growing the Structured Settlement market". For the third post of a series one would think that Hindert would have at least shared an idea. He fails in this regard. Hindert doesn't...

Issue of Factorability of Structures to Become More of a "Factor" in Court Approvals in Settlements For Minors

Posted on August 07, 2008
Structured Settlement Brokers and Settlement Planners will likely find the going tougher in the coming months as the backlash against "cash now pushers" and "factorability crack" distributors in the structured settlement industry continues to build steam and the self inflicted...

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